Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 451 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Read it aloud): Decide what the question is checking — a missing part, a capital, a joining word, the order or the end mark. Use that lesson’s tip. Read your choice aloud: a correct sentence sounds complete.

1. 1.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Simran packs the school bag at night. (b) Packs Simran the school bag at night. (c) Simran packs at night the school bag. (d) Simran the school bag packs at night.
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
4. 4.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Riya bought a big red balloon. (b) Riya bought a big balloon. (c) Riya bought a balloon. (d) Riya bought a red balloon.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Until the rain stopped. (b) Wrote a poem on the board. (c) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (d) The school bell.
6. 6.Which describing word fits best?
   “The sun looks ___.” (a) noisy (b) bright (c) sour (d) fluffy
7. 7.Which of these is an exclamation? (a) When is Meera leaving for Delhi? (b) Diya reads a storybook at night. (c) Put your books in the bag. (d) How big the cake is!
8. 8.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Kabir saw an elephant. (b) Kabir saw a grey elephant. (c) Kabir saw a big grey elephant. (d) Kabir saw a big elephant.
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence?
   “What a lovely song” (a) question mark (?) (b) exclamation mark (!) (c) full stop (.)
10. 10.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
    “Ananya has a new bicycle. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) She (b) It (c) He (d) Her
11. 11.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Who Sneha is calling? (b) Sneha is who calling? (c) Who is Sneha calling? (d) Is who Sneha calling?
12. 12.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A small mouse hid under the bed. (b) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (c) My best friend gave me a pencil. (d) The postman.
13. 13.Which of these is a statement? (a) Rahul visits the library on Fridays. (b) How is Kavya travelling to school? (c) Please close the door. (d) What a sweet mango!
14. 14.Which sentence describes the cap best? (a) Rohan wore a cap. (b) Rohan wore a red cap. (c) Rohan wore a new cap. (d) Rohan wore a new red cap.
15. 15.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Sings Ananya a song in the morning. (b) Ananya a song sings in the morning. (c) Ananya sings a song in the morning. (d) Ananya sings in the morning a song.
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Arjun is where going after school? (b) Is where Arjun going after school? (c) Where is Arjun going after school? (d) Where Arjun is going after school?
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A small mouse.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Ran across the garden.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The baby elephant splashed in the river.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
21. 21.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) A green parrot. (b) Shone over the lake. (c) If you come early. (d) The red kite flew high in the sky.
22. 22.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Kavya eats a banana after school. (b) Kavya eats after school a banana. (c) Kavya a banana eats after school. (d) Eats Kavya a banana after school.
23. 23.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student sat next to me. (b) Because it was raining. (c) The baby elephant. (d) Fell all night.
24. 24.Which describing word fits best?
    “The jam feels ___.” (a) sweet (b) shiny (c) sticky (d) loud
25. 25.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The little puppy. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (d) Two ducks swam in the pond.
26. 26.Which describing word fits best?
    “The busy market sounds ___.” (a) bright (b) sour (c) sticky (d) noisy
27. 27.Which sentence has the words in the correct order? (a) Packs Vikram the school bag at night. (b) Vikram the school bag packs at night. (c) Vikram packs at night the school bag. (d) Vikram packs the school bag at night.
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence?
    “How colourful the rangoli is” (a) full stop (.) (b) question mark (?) (c) exclamation mark (!)
30. 30.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Meera made her card. Her posted it. (b) Meera made Meera's card. Meera posted it. (c) Meera made her card. She posted it.
31. 31.Which sentence describes the umbrella best? (a) Diya opened a big umbrella. (b) Diya opened a big striped umbrella. (c) Diya opened an umbrella. (d) Diya opened a striped umbrella.
32. 32.Which describing word fits best?
    “The rainbow looks ___.” (a) sticky (b) sweet (c) loud (d) colourful
33. 33.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (b) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (c) The rain fell all night. (d) The brown cow.
34. 34.Sneha wrote “a quiet room in a quiet house”. Which word means the same as “quiet” and can replace the second one? (a) silent (b) hungry (c) noisy
35. 35.Which sentence describes the balloon best? (a) Dev bought a round purple balloon. (b) Dev bought a round balloon. (c) Dev bought a balloon. (d) Dev bought a purple balloon.
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
37. 37.Which describing word fits best?
    “The pickle tastes ___.” (a) sticky (b) colourful (c) spicy (d) noisy
38. 38.These words are mixed up: park / in / the / Dev / cricket / plays
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Plays Dev cricket in the park. (b) Dev plays cricket in the park. (c) Dev plays in the park cricket. (d) Dev cricket plays in the park.
39. 39.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in jaipur on saturday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
40. 40.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis.

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